Thursday, February 15, 2007

In Memory


"...Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation." -Kahihl Gibran
"Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal." -Sir Thomas Moore

Pat's niece, Kirsten, died this past Monday at Trolley Square in Salt Lake. Her mother was also seriously injured. We are obviously shocked and devastated at the loss of Kirsten and hope a full recovery for her mother, Carolyn. There have been many acts of kindness from the community in Salt Lake as well as our family and friends here in Ct. Thank you.

Here is a statement from our family:

The Families of Kirsten Hinckley and Carolyn Tuft are, with all of our community
saddened and shocked at the events of the previous evening. We are especially
saddened by the loss of our sweet Kirsten, and the critical injury that occurred
to Carolyn, but our hearts go out to all of the people hurt by this Tragedy. We
would like to thank the entire law enforcement and medical communities for
excellent handling of this whole ordeal. We appreciate the many thoughts and
prayers that have gone out on behalf of both Kirsten and Carolyn, and join with
our community in wishing well to all those who have suffered at this time. We
ask the media and people for privacy.

Sincerely The Hinckley and Tuft Family

Due to weather, it's been a real struggle to get Pat to Salt Lake. He is scheduled to arrive tomorrow. He is anxious to gather and support his family. Thank you again for your support and prayers.

1 comment:

Caitlin said...

April and Pat, I'm so sorry to hear about this. I hope the weather lightens up so Pat can get to Utah quickly and safely to be with friends and family. I'm so sorry this happened, but I wish the best for you both.

quotables

"is that lily holding baby lily?" -lily's response when i showed her a picture of gracie holding her when lily was a baby.

"drama class is actually a lot of fun." -gracie (this is only humorous in that grace seemed surprised by how much she likes drama class. this from my child who we refer to as "a drama queen" when she is not around.)

"mom, you can go with my teacher and i'll stay home with japie and evan. daddy can go to work, and i'll be the mommy" -lily, in response to learning that she would be going to preschool next year instead of this year.

"mom, if you don't get rid of that smell soon, you're going to have to buy a new car." -gracie when it took me a couple of days to clean out my car after returning from a road trip.

"mommy, they have dress-ups for you!" -lily while walking by the prom dress section at macy's.

"i said the prayer "last"-erday." -lily's replacement word for "yesterday."